Grandma and Grandpa seem to be more than compensating for lost teens.
A couple other #s surprised me:
- NY's 100+% growth. I would have thought NYC would be an early adopter. Why so different than Chicago? Chicago's 2011 # seems very close to NYC, so perhaps Chicago was an earlier adopter? Same with LA.
- The dropoff in College is interesting too, but not amongst alums. It's almost like Facebook is more useful to people who are more scattered from their old friends.
being more useful to people who aren't near their friends could explain constant growth in NYC too - don't people consistently move to there after college?
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Grandma and Grandpa seem to be more than compensating for lost teens.
A couple other #s surprised me:
- NY's 100+% growth. I would have thought NYC would be an early adopter. Why so different than Chicago? Chicago's 2011 # seems very close to NYC, so perhaps Chicago was an earlier adopter? Same with LA.
- The dropoff in College is interesting too, but not amongst alums. It's almost like Facebook is more useful to people who are more scattered from their old friends.
It's almost like Facebook is more useful to people who are more scattered from their old friends
I think you've got it. In high school, I saw my friends in person every single day.
being more useful to people who aren't near their friends could explain constant growth in NYC too - don't people consistently move to there after college?
Yes - but it looks like a lower base. The initial # is very closer to Chicago. Almost like NYers were too cool for it for a while, but not now?